Okay two of our favoritest things in one post — Halloween and Ikea. No, it’s not the existential dread of assembling a Målm. It’s a hack of an old lamp painted black and turned into a ghostie forest! Brrrrrr.

Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle.